Low budget fluid head+tripod ?

chouonrow

Hi guys, i would like to know your recommendations to buy a very low budget fluid head+tripod, or if i can attach something cheap to this poor tripod which I have: http://www.fotoboom.com/pagina2.php?id=17987&comienzo=0
I think I must buy a new one tripod, but my budget is so low :\
what do you think guys?

brianluce

how much are you willing to spend?
low budget means different things to different people. Some think the Red Epic is low budget. By some standards it is.

chouonrow

red epic low budget...my god
thinking that I've linked a tripod of 31€ you can imagine :S
but I would spend about 100-200 but as cheap as I can that it let me shoot easy and smooth. A need a great value for the money, with this very very low budget :)
thank you!

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Another "budget" topic. :-)
I suggest you to check all existing topics in category.
In sub $200 range only 717 head based tripods exist. Here I mean video legs and head.

You can look at Weifeng tripods deals.
$600-620 is really low end for good usable tripods.
And tripod is the most important and most frequently used thing.

Roberto

Go quality, go retro, go gear with replaceable seals - and lose that ball head.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MILLER-TRIPOD-FLUID-HEAD-LARGE-SIZE-FIT-STD-TRIPODS-CINE-VIDEO-/190619379923?pt=AU_TripodsMonopods&hash=item2c61cce8d3

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@Roberto

:-)
Looks like it originates from piles of dump.

Lincoln11

Try this, Benro around $120. My Chinese friend got this, pretty good.
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=10109147262

chouonrow

hey @Roberto maybe a not rusty one! :P but 2nd hand stuff can be a sollution.
thanks @Vitaliy_Kiselev and @Lincoln11 I think this one can be a good one to start
http://amaina.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=517 and also BENRO KH25 on ebay is affordable for me. Which one of them is better? I think both are from china, not great items but cheap! :)

rockroadpix

I'm pretty sure that nothing is more frustrating on set than a crappy head/tripod. That, or bad crafty. :0

chouonrow

so imagine now with a 30€ one. That, or let's sell my gh2 and start doing other things :S

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@Lincoln11
It does not include any shipping, and getting something directly from taobao from EU is not very easy :-)

>http://amaina.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=517

This is Weifeng tripod with 717 head.
You can check ebay for them.

But as I said, I strongly suggest to check better tripods.

chouonrow

Thank you Vitaliy! I must think about it :\

tonalt

I have been using WF717, cost $148 some months ago. I like it, but I don't know about better. But I highly doubt if it makes sense to spend $600 for tripod and in the worst case, it will be used couple of times and then totally forgotten.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

it will be used couple of times and then totally forgotten

You don't need any tripod in this case :-)

Normally, tripod is the most used thing, thing that stay with you for years.

brianluce

@Vitaliy Normally, tripod is the most used thing, thing that stay with you for years. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

Only if you intend to do some panning or tilting.

disneytoy

Weifeng tripod with 717 head is a good value for the money. Here is my Unboxing video:

brianluce

That's the best one handed unboxing video ever. And there's a treatment for you lawn that might help, it's called "Water".

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Only if you intend to do some panning or tilting.

Even if you don't want to do panning and titlting constantly you need good stable legs and proper head.

oscillian

Has anyone tried the WF-718? It seems impossible to get hold of the WF-717A (photo legs) here in europe.

otcx

How about this one

http://www.velbon.co.uk/products/video/c-600.html

Something like 56,90 €

I have one, and it works. But it is plastic so you must treat it with care.

brianluce

Normally, tripod is the most used thing, thing that stay with you for years. -Vitaliy Best piece of advice ever. Find a way to get something good. Not "Good for the money" but GOOD. Smartest thing you can do.

tonalt

As WF717 user I knew I was missing something, until I saw QR

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@tonalt

Just go to ebay and get QR plates set. Ones you like, rather than link to this affilate motherfucker.

We'll be working on improve Weifeng heads, and I hope to see different options.

Peter123456

Davis & Sanford Provista 18 is good deal for under $200. Real fluid head and 75mm ball head is really helpful. 2 arms are unnecessary, so I just took one of them off.

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